Did you get a lovely shiny new diary for Christmas? Here are some crucial dates that you can add to it! Captain’s Drive In SATURDAY the 27th of February. Geraldine Fitzpatrick’s Lady Captain’s Day 23rd July. Madam President Anne McCarthy’s Day 13th August and Paddy McKeown’s Captain’s Day 3rd September.

Lady Captain Geraldine Fitzpatrick has booked her weekend away in The Slieve Russell 22nd and 23rd April full details will be posted in the locker room. Please hand your deposit of €50.00 to Lady Captain Geraldine before the drive in. There is a list on the sign in desk in the ladies locker room, please add your name if you are going so that Lady Captain Geraldine can book the rooms. Thank you!

The Ladies Spring League starts on Sunday 7th of February and will be teams of 5 (best 3 cards each week to count) stableford format over the “old 9 holes”. The draw for teams will be done shortly so please get your names down now. You must be committed to play each week to be fair to the other team members.

The letters drawn on 18th January were VENC and there were no takers so the jackpot rolls over to 4,100 !! Lovely ! The 5 lucky dippers each winning 20 were Tony Fitzpatrick Ture, Joe Smith Tullyvin, Barry McPhillips Scotshouse, Paddy McKeown Rockcorry and Irene McConkey Magheraveely. Have a go, you never know!

More ladies were honing their golfing prowess on Sunday in readiness for the Spring League which starts on Sunday 7th of February. The list is now in the locker room and if you want to be included in the draw for teams please get your name down now! Can last year’s Team Captains kindly text their old teams to just request that they put their names down on the list. That’d be a great help thanks!

The letters drawn on 11th January were SEXA and no one chose them so the jackpot rolls over to 4,000. The 5 lucky dippers each winning 20 were Colette Murphy Scotshouse, Dermot Coyle Ballybay, Paul Brady Carrickmacross, Tony Fitzpatrick Ture and Peter Gallagher Newtownbutler. Well done to them! Our tickets are just one euro or one pound and you win in the corresponding currency. We have roving ticket sellers and also static boxes in various locations wherever you see the Alpha Bet posters. Have a go, you never know!!